Voyages, the age of engines : documents in American maritime history. / edited by Joshua M. Smith and the National Maritime Historical Society.

Other author Smith, Joshua M.
Other author National Maritime Historical Society (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2009.
Descriptionxviii, 427 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Navigation--United States. --History. --Sources.
Voyages and travels--History. --Sources.
Merchant marine--United States. --History. --Sources.
United States--History, Naval. --Sources.

Portion of title Age of engines
SeriesNew perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology. ^A458028
Contents Inland navigation -- Free ships and protectionism -- West coast racial concerns -- Maritime disaster and rescue -- Fishing woes and worries -- Maritime labor conditions -- Navalism and empire -- Progressives at sea -- The great war -- Sea and sand -- Merchant marine policy -- Interwar issues of race and labor -- Sea stories -- War on the horizon -- Two-ocean war -- Postwar merchant marine -- The navy's Cold War -- Sea change in society -- Tailhook and beyond -- The sea around us -- Ocean liners to cruise ships -- Maritime environmentalism in the 1990s -- The war on terror.
General noteCollection of edited historical documents and companion volume to Voyages, the age of sail.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Other title Voyages, the age of sail.
LCCN 2008033949
ISBN9780813033051 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813033055 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks VK23 .V689 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold